Balance sheet
Lacker pans Fed for risky "fiscal" action
A regional Federal Reserve president has warned that the recent expansion of the Fed's balance sheet is fraught with risks.
Bank of Canada - Financial System Review Dec '08
The latest Financial System Review from the Bank of Canada focuses on five key sources of risk to the strength and stability of the Canadian financial system.
Stay vigilant, SARB warns markets
Financial system authorities and participants must stay vigilant, and enhance efforts to improve resilience and contingency measures, states the latest Financial Stability Review from the South African Reserve Bank.
Canada's Murray on domestic credit markets
Strains in Canadian credit markets have been considerably less intense than those seen in the United States and elsewhere, said John Murray, a deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.
The Fed's balance sheet and the US Treasury
The announcement on Wednesday that the United States Treasury is issuing debt - at the request of the Federal Reserve - to replenish the central bank's balance sheet, has raised questions about the health of the Fed's balance sheet. Here are some…
Fed details banks' balance sheet developments
The Federal Reserve has published an account of the profits of and balance-sheet developments at US commercial banks in 2007.
Why do central banks make losses?
Financial losses can be very damaging to the reputation and independence of a central bank. Franziska Schobert examines why losses occur.
Using financial statements proactively
Kenneth Sullivan identifies practical steps central banks can take to resolve problems with existing accounting frameworks and improve financial accountability
Managing with negative capital
How does the Czech National Bank deal with the negative capital on its balance sheet? Jan Frait explains.
How central banks manage their finance
Robert Sleeper analyses the growing risks on central banks’ balance sheets, and asks: should they hold more capital?
Balance sheet approach to financial crisis
A IMF note summarises the main conclusions from the working paper "A Balance Sheet Approach to Financial Crisis". It describes the conceptual framework of the balance sheet approach and how it has been reflected in the Fund's work.
Bernanke on balance sheets and the recovery
SPEECH - In the speech 'Balance Sheets and the Recovery' Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve assessed whether there exist financial constraints that might impede the developing recovery in the U.S. economy. His sense, he said, is that the household and…
Taiwan acts on banking reform
Taiwan's finance ministry is encouraging banks to clean up their balance sheets by offering streamlined product approval for those with non-performing loan (NPL) ratios of below 5 per cent.
Central Bank of Russia boosts assets 24%
The Central Bank of Russia boosted assets 23.8% in the first ten months of 2002 from 1.713 trillion to 2.120 trillion rubles, including a rise of 2.8% in October, the Central Bank balance sheet shows.
Eichel unveils new financial taskforce
GERMANY - Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, announced on Tuesday the creation of a new financial taskforce to combat balance sheet manipulation by corrupt managers and auditors.
UAE central bank profits fall
UAE - A steep decline in interest rates slashed the net profits of the UAE central bank by nearly a third in 2001, reports Gulf News, but its deposits with other banks almost doubled, its balance sheet showed.
Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 2002
REPORT - Profits and Balance Sheet Developments at U.S. Commercial Banks in 2001 William F. Bassett and Mark Carlson, released 18 June.